The leader of the most powerful rebel group operating around Damascus, Zahran Alloush, has arrived in Istanbul as regional efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad intensify. “[Alloush] will hold meetings with rebels and other personalities, and their goal is to lift the...

(By Dr. Awad Al Sulaiman; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) “Complete destruction of insurgent-held areas in general and Aleppo in particular, supported by Suadi Arabia, Qatar, is what I demand in the name of Syrian people” Ahmad Hassoun, Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmed Badr al-Din al-Hassoun...

(By Ali Eid; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Hauran, southern region of Syria, has never been a host for extreme or deviated principles, as people there do not need militants to teach them Islamic and religious principles. However, what is going on these days between the Free...

 Western-backed fighters in southwestern  Syria , the one part of the country where they are strong, have spoken out this week against al Qaeda, a sign of friction that could lead to new fighting among opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. Four years into a civil war,...